A Weekend in Rochester and Corning, NY

The Decorative Arts Society held a fascinating weekend in Rochester and Corning, NY, in November 2017 that included guided tours of the studio and archive of Albert Paley, among the most innovative metalsmiths working today; the Memorial Art Gallery'sWendell Castle Remastered, the first museum exhibition to examine the digitally crafted works of Wendell Castle, acclaimed figure of the American studio and art furniture movements – especially poignant given Castle's recent death; the Corning Museum of Glass (CMoG) Tiffany’s Glass Mosaics exhibition with co-curators Kelly Conway, curator of American glass at CMoG, and Lindsy Parrott, director and curator of the Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glassand a former DAS officer; CMoG's European Gallery with Kit Maxwell, curator of European glass at CMoG; CMoG's Modern and Contemporary galleries with Alexandra Ruggiero, assistant curator at Corning; the Juliette and Leonard S. Rakow Research Library with library staff; and Rochester's George Eastman Museum with Kathy Connor, Eastman legacy curator,

Participants also had free time to explore other MG and Corning collections, displays and shops, and enjoyed meals together in both Rochester and Corning.

The spring 2018 DAS newsletter provided tour highlights and images. The DAS newsletter is a benefit of contributing to the DAS.